Building Regulations
Even when you have received planning permission for your plans, you will still have to go through the process of complying with Building Regulations. These set standards for the design and construction of buildings mainly to ensure the safety and health of people in or around those them, but also for energy conservation and access to and around buildings.
Responsibility for meeting these regulations may lie with your builder but it is important to establish this from the outset. If your organisation owns the building, you will ultimately have the legal responsibility for ensuring that the building is compliant.
The Building Regulations cover:
- Structure
- Fire safety
- Site preparation and resistance to moisture
- Toxic substances
- Resistance to the passage of sound
- Ventilation
- Hygiene
- Drainage and waste disposal
- Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems
- Protection from falling, collision and impact
- Conservation of fuel and power
- Access to and use of buildings
- Glazing - safety in relation to impact, opening and cleaning
- Electrical safety
To find out more information about Building Regulations and how they affect your build:
Government Building Regulations
Government Planning Portal
Government Building Regulations
Government Planning Portal